Gaming machine

[0084]Preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described hereinbelow with reference to the accompanying drawings. Here, as the invention, there will be described a case where the present invention is applied to a skill-stop type slot machine equipped with stop buttons (hereinafter, simply referred as a slot machine).

[0085]First, the configuration of such a slot machine will be described. As shown in FIG. 1, a slot machine 1 comprises a front panel 2 and a box-shaped cabinet section 3 for supporting the front panel 2 in a reclosable manner.

[0086]Provided on the front panel 2 are symbol display windows 21, each being able to display, three at a time, symbols printed on a corresponding reel; a slot 22 to be used for inserting gaming tokens serving as gaming mediums; lamp sections 23 provided to the left of the symbol display windows 21 (more specifically, a one-token-bet lamp 23a, a two-token-bet lamp 23b, and a three-token-bet lamp 23c); lamp sections 24 provided to the rig

[0158]Next, there will be described a case where the present invention is applied to a poker gaming machine, as the invention. The poker gaming machine according to the embodiment is a gaming machine which displays a plurality of cards on a display screen, exchanges cards other than those determined as necessary by the player with new cards, and provides a predetermined payout when a combination of cards corresponds to a winning combination.

[0159]As shown in FIGS. 10 through 12, a box-shaped main body 200 which houses various types of devices to be described later. A first door member 210 and a second door member 220, which are formed separately from each other, are provided on the front face of the main body 200. The first door member 210 is independently supported by a hinge member 230 (shown in only FIG. 11) so as to be horizontally reclosable. Similarly, the second door member 220 is independently supported by a hinge member 240 (shown in only FIG. 11) so as to be horizontally recl